AASHTO Journal, 7 November 2011
Leadership of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released Friday night the full text of a 600-page surface transportation reauthorization bill that will be marked up Wednesday morning.
The two-year legislation — dubbed “MAP-21” for “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century” — maintains funding at current levels; reforms the nation’s transportation programs to make them more efficient; and provides robust assistance for transportation projects under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act program to leverage state, local, and private-sector funding, according to a committee summary.
“We are happy to see the process has begun to put in place a long-term surface transportation authorization,” said John Horsley, executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
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